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Year introduced | 1997 |
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Sony Greatest Hits are video games for the American Sony PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable consoles that have been officially re-released at a lower price by Sony. While the term "Greatest Hits" only applies to selections in North America, equivalent programs exist in PAL territories (as the "Platinum Range"), and Japan and other parts of Asia (as "The Best").
Greatest Hits titles are colloquially referred to as "red label" (or "green label" for PlayStation titles) referring to the colored band that is added to the packaging to differentiate it from regular releases. Prices for these titles are $19.99 for PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PSP games and $29.99 for PlayStation 3 games. A game can become a Greatest Hit if it meets certain sales and time criteria:
Start date | Console | Months on market | Copies sold |
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1997 | PlayStation | 12 | 250,000 |
2002 | PlayStation 2 | 9 | 400,000 |
2006 | PSP | 9 | 250,000 |
2008 | PlayStation 3 | 10 | 500,000 |
Though Sony-published games are virtually guaranteed to eventually be Greatest Hits titles after they meet their sales and age marks, other companies are not required to release their titles on the Greatest Hits label even if they meet the criteria. In addition, Sony also allows other publishers some flexibility in the pricing of their own Greatest Hits titles, though most companies stick to the agreed-upon suggested retail price. Games that are multi-million sellers may become Greatest Hits titles much later than 9 months to maximize profits. It is also a common practice for a game to re-release on the Greatest Hits label at a close proximity to the release of that game's sequel or follow-up.
While Greatest Hits titles are usually just straight re-releases of the original game with altered packaging and a cheaper price, occasionally a game is given a "special edition" of its original version, released under the Greatest Hits label. Usually these additions are small bonuses, such as the inclusion of new game demos or soundtrack CDs, or slight improvements such as adding analog control or vibration functionality to games that didn't have these features in their original releases. Occasionally, however, significant changes are implemented into the game, though enhancements such as these are typically uncommon in Greatest Hits releases.
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Cover of an original game release.
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Cover of a Greatest Hits release.
Pages in category "Sony Greatest Hits"
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- Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Shadow the Hedgehog
- Shrek the Third
- Silent Hill
- Silent Hill 2
- SimCity 2000
- The Simpsons Game
- The Simpsons Hit & Run
- The Sims 2 (console)
- The Sims 2: Pets (console)
- The Sims (console)
- The Sims: Bustin' Out
- Sly 2: Band of Thieves
- Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
- Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
- Smuggler's Run
- SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault
- Sonic Heroes
- Sonic Mega Collection Plus
- Sonic Riders
- Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
- Sonic Rivals
- Sonic Rivals 2
- Sonic Unleashed
- Soulcalibur II
- Soulcalibur III
- Soulcalibur IV
- Spider-Man (2002)
- Spider-Man 2
- Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
- Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
- Spyro the Dragon
- Spyro: A Hero's Tail
- Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly
- Spyro: Year of the Dragon
- SSX
- SSX 3
- SSX Tricky
- Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
- Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
- Star Wars: Battlefront
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- Star Wars: Dark Forces
- Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Krome Studios)
- Street Fighter Alpha 3
- Street Fighter EX Plus α
- Street Fighter IV
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- Tekken
- Tekken 2
- Tekken 3
- Tekken 4
- Tekken 5
- Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
- Tekken 6
- Tekken Tag Tournament
- Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
- Tetris Plus
- Thrillville
- TimeSplitters 2
- TMNT
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
- Tomb Raider
- Tomb Raider III
- Tomorrow Never Dies
- Tony Hawk's Project 8
- Transformers: The Game
- True Crime: New York City
- True Crime: Streets of LA
- Twisted Metal
- Twisted Metal 2